Madaris v. Madaris

Almand, Presiding Justice.

Walter Robert Madaris brought a petition for habeas corpus against his former wife, Flossie Louise Madaris, seeking the custody of their minor son, Marty Allen Madaris. The permanent custody of the 10-year-old child had previously been awarded to the defendant by the divorce decree of November 28, 1967. The plaintiff alleged with some degree of particularity that the defendant was keeping the child out of school, allowing the child to be tardy for school, allowing the child to grow into a delinquent as displayed by certain specified signs of emotional instability,…